as in talisman
something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
a small cross made of goat bone was worn in the Middle Ages as an amulet to ward off evil
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Such inscriptions were usually written in amulets in Greek or Hebrew.
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Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
Some of the amulets are shaped like scarab beetles, which were thought to be imbued with magical properties in ancient Egypt.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Archeologists first discovered the amulet in a cemetery just outside Frankfurt during a 2017 to 2018 dig.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
The silver amulet was buried with a man in his 30s or 40s who died between 230 and 270 C.E., per the Greek Reporter’s Abdul Moeed.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
Some of the amulets are shaped like scarab beetles, which were thought to be imbued with magical properties in ancient Egypt.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Archeologists first discovered the amulet in a cemetery just outside Frankfurt during a 2017 to 2018 dig.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
The silver amulet was buried with a man in his 30s or 40s who died between 230 and 270 C.E., per the Greek Reporter’s Abdul Moeed.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Amulet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amulet. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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